Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Charleston, SC

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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
948 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

SCZ048>051-212200-
/O.CON.KCHS.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-100922T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
948 AM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

ALTHOUGH LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM DISTANT HURRICANE IGOR WILL BE
DIMINISHING TODAY...A GOOD ONSHORE FLOW AND UPCOMING FULL MOON
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A CONTINUED HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A
HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

TO HELP YOU IDENTIFY RIP CURRENTS...THERE ARE SOMETIMES CLUES
SUCH AS...A CHANNEL OF CHURNING OR CHOPPY WATERS...AN AREA IN THE
WATER HAVING A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN COLOR FROM THE
SURROUNDING WATER...A LINE OF FOAM...SEAWEED OR DEBRIS MOVING
STEADILY OUT TO SEA...OR A BREAK IN THE INCOMING WAVE PATTERN.
THE RIP CURRENT MAY LOOK LIKE A RIVER IN THE OCEAN IN SOME CASES.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE...ALL IN LOWER CASE LETTERS...
TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

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991 
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CFWCHS

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
334 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

SCZ048>051-212045-
/O.CAN.KCHS.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-100922T0000Z/
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
334 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 2010

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

SWELLS HAVE SUBSIDED CONSIDERABLY SINCE THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS MEANS THAT WIND AND OR WAVE
CONDITIONS SUPPORT PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. DURING A
HIGH RISK NO ONE SHOULD ENTER THE SURF.

RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY
FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE
SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...
JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH
PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS.

TO HELP YOU IDENTIFY RIP CURRENTS...THERE ARE SOMETIMES CLUES
SUCH AS...A CHANNEL OF CHURNING OR CHOPPY WATERS...AN AREA IN THE
WATER HAVING A NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN COLOR FROM THE
SURROUNDING WATER...A LINE OF FOAM...SEAWEED OR DEBRIS MOVING
STEADILY OUT TO SEA...OR A BREAK IN THE INCOMING WAVE PATTERN.
THE RIP CURRENT MAY LOOK LIKE A RIVER IN THE OCEAN IN SOME CASES.

IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM
AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE
FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO
NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY.

PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE...ALL IN LOWER CASE LETTERS...
TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD:

 HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM

&&

$$